Proverbs 27:5
The Scripture
(5) Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the book continues its teaching on the value of wisdom and the perils of pride, offering the well‑known proverb that a lion is afraid of a lamb and that the wicked will be cut off. It also stresses that true wisdom comes from reverence for the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 28:23Leviticus 19:17Matthew 18:15Galatians 2:14I Timothy 5:20
Related verses (shared words)
Luke 6:32Song of Solomon 4:10Hosea 3:1I John 2:15I John 4:16I John 4:18